# \#gs300

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## [Is dry gas obsolete?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-dry-gas-obsolete/133365)

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**Author:** [@JohnDunn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnDunn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-dry-gas-obsolete/133365 "2019-09-17T21:23:10Z")

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Has ethonal gasoline made “dry gas” obsolete?? John

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## [2006 Lexus GS 300 - does a sooty tail pipe mean it's running rich?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lexus-gs-300-does-a-sooty-tail-pipe-mean-its-running-rich/131642)

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**Author:** [@NeilAutrey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NeilAutrey)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lexus-gs-300-does-a-sooty-tail-pipe-mean-its-running-rich/131642 "2019-01-01T21:01:15Z")

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I recently purchased this car and the tail pipes are black with soot, Doesn’t this mean it is running very rich? There is no smoke and it seems fine otherwise.

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## [Air Conditioning Repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning-repair/81305)

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**Author:** [@FJD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FJD)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-conditioning-repair/81305 "2013-09-13T04:01:55Z")

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I have a 1999 Lexus GS 300 with 107000 miles. The air conditioning just failed and the problem was diagnosed by a dealer as a failed compressor clutch. The difference in price between a clutch and an entire replacement c…

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## [Two annoying problems with my Lexus](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-annoying-problems-with-my-lexus/68425)

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**Author:** [@northnr1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/northnr1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-annoying-problems-with-my-lexus/68425 "2011-10-21T02:39:32Z")

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I have a 2003 Lexus GS 300 with 125k. Two problems. First, the back doors don't lock or unlock electronically (well, very rarely one will unlock). The only way to lock/unlock them is to manually reach around. It started…

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## [Thumping in Reverse](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thumping-in-reverse/50871)

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**Author:** [@Larius](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Larius)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thumping-in-reverse/50871 "2010-06-27T01:02:02Z")

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I hear and feel a strange thump while braking in reverse in my 2002 Lexus GS300. The slower I'm moving the more I notice the sound and the feeling. I had new brakes and rotors put on recently and it seems more noticeab…